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Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens (né le 11 février 1812 et mort le 4 mars 1883) est un homme politique américain de Géorgie. Il fut vice-président des États confédérés d'Amérique durant la guerre de Sécession.
9 nov. 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Alexander H. Stephens, who served as vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Find out how he supported slavery, opposed secession and clashed with Jefferson Davis.
Le discours de la pierre angulaire (en anglais : Cornerstone Speech) est le discours prononcé par vice-président confédéré Alexander Stephens le 21 mars 1861 à Savannah, en Géorgie [1], [2]. Ce discours fut prononcé aux premières heures de la guerre de Sécession .
In his March 21, 1861, Cornerstone Speech, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens presents what he believes are the reasons for what he termed was a "revolution." This revolution resulted in the American Civil War.
The Cornerstone Speech, also known as the Cornerstone Address, was an oration given by Alexander H. Stephens, acting Vice President of the Confederate States of America, at the Athenaeum in Savannah, Georgia, on March 21, 1861.
Alexander Stephens served in Georgia’s state legislature and US Congress before his selection as the Vice President of the Confederacy in 1861. After the surrender at Appomattox Court House, federal soldiers captured Stephens and brought him to Fort Warren in Boston as a prisoner.
